Genesis 40

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Some time after this, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.	1 Some time afterward, the royal cupbearer and baker gave offense to their lord, the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker,	2 Pharaoh was angry with his two courtiers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
3 and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.	3 and he put them in custody in the house of the chief steward (the same jail where Joseph was confined).
4 The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.	4 The chief steward assigned Joseph to them, and he became their attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
5 And one night they both dreamed--the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison--each his own dream, and each dream with its own meaning.	5 the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the jail both had dreams on the same night, each dream with its own meaning.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, they were troubled.	6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he noticed that they looked disturbed.
7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why are your faces downcast today?"	7 So he asked Pharaoh's courtiers who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why do you look so sad today?"
8 They said to him, "We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, I pray you."	8 They answered him, "We have had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them for us." Joseph said to them, "Surely, interpretations come from God. Please tell the dreams to me."
9 So the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,	9 Then the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. "In my dream," he said, "I saw a vine in front of me,
10 and on the vine there were three branches; as soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes.	10 and on the vine were three branches. It had barely budded when its blossoms came out, and its clusters ripened into grapes.
11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand."	11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes, pressed them out into his cup, and put it in Pharaoh's hand."
12 Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days;	12 Joseph said to him: "This is what it means. The three branches are three days;
13 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his butler.	13 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your post. You will be handing Pharaoh his cup as you formerly used to do when you were his cupbearer.
14 But remember me, when it is well with you, and do me the kindness, I pray you, to make mention of me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.	14 So if you will still remember, when all is well with you, that I was here with you, please do me the favor of mentioning me to Pharaoh, to get me out of this place.
15 For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."	15 The truth is that I was kidnaped from the land of the Hebrews, and here I have not done anything for which I should have been put into a dungeon."
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,	16 When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given this favorable interpretation, he said to him: "I too had a dream. In it I had three wicker baskets on my head;
17 and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head."	17 in the top one were all kinds of bakery products for Pharaoh, but the birds were pecking at them out of the basket on my head."
18 And Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;	18 Joseph said to him in reply: "This is what it means. The three baskets are three days;
19 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head--from you!--and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat the flesh from you."	19 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and have you impaled on a stake, and the birds will be pecking the flesh from your body."
20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants.	20 And in fact, on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, when he gave a banquet to all his staff, with his courtiers around him, he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and chief baker.
21 He restored the chief butler to his butlership, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand;	21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, so that he again handed the cup to Pharaoh;
22 but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.	22 but the chief baker he impaled-just as Joseph had told them in his interpretation.
23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.	23 Yet the chief cupbearer gave no thought to Joseph; he had forgotten him.